News tagged with: sustainability
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University shortlisted for research and community impact at Green Gown Awards
²ÝùÊÓƵ news: University is shortlisted for national award for excellence in sustainability across higher and further education.
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Company makes significant progress with raspberry harvesting robots
²ÝùÊÓƵ news: The robots developed by Fieldwork Robotics have been deployed commercially in two locations in Portugal.
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²ÝùÊÓƵ named among world’s top universities for marine excellence and climate action
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ has been ranked among the top 5% of global universities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022
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First UK charging network for electric maritime vessels launched in ²ÝùÊÓƵ
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ has led a collaboration which has installed a series of high power DC electric charging stations around the ²ÝùÊÓƵ Sound National Marine Park
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International call for greater appreciation and understanding of the world’s sand resources
Dr Ian Selby, Director of Sustainable Geoscience at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, is among the authors on a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) into sand and sustainability
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University supports the UK’s most specialised Blue Economy Ocean Accelerator
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ is among the founding partners of the Blue Economy Ocean Accelerator Programme, conceived by social enterprise and sustainability training outfit Bright Tide
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Taking action now can secure our future
Professor Camille Parmesan, from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ’s School of Biological and Marine Sciences, is a Coordinating Lead Author on a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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University invites local communities to apply for new collaborative research projects
The University launches the Get Involved Awards, which will bring together communities and researchers to co-create solutions to local issues and opportunities
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Study shows how temperate rainforests can aid the fight against climate change
Environmental scientists and ecologists at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ showed that browsing behaviour by livestock is a major determinant of the expansion and connection of fragmented UK upland oak woodlands – so-called ‘temperate rainforests
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Creating net-zero visions of our future communities
The Net-Zero Visions for the Devon Climate Emergency project, being led by the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, unites community groups with creative professionals and net-zero transition experts
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University works to boost blue and green economy in the South West
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ is to play a significant role in a new £1.37million project which has seen the North Devon UNESCO Biosphere win the largest green economy award nationally from the Government’s Community Renewal Fund (CRF)
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Top ten ranking for the ²ÝùÊÓƵ in national green league
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ is ranked ninth in the 2021 People and Planet University League.
